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[gerard]

Human Rights in Canada - 4 questions?
1. What do socio-economic rights consist of in international covenants, and how are they dealt with in Canadian law? How are social and political (i.e. non-economic) rights of people living in poverty affected by law and policy?

2. What are civil liberties, and under what circumstances can national security concerns threaten civil liberties? Compare and contrast the human rights violations experienced by Japanese-Canadians and Arab/Muslim Canadians in the name of national security.

3. Explain the model of colonialism/paternalism and how the key concepts apply to both Inuit and First Nations peoples. What has been the result of the federal government’s policies and what have both groups done to try to claim their collective cultural rights?

4. One of the majority’s techniques of domination is controlling immigration to Canada. Explain the historical underpinnings of our immigration and refugee policy and how its transformation over time has continued the dominant group’s control of key resources.

What are your opinions and/or answers for these questions? I have my own opinions written down and would like to compare them to other people's.

Thank you

[jolie]

Honestly, this sounds like homework to me. It sounds very specific, but you're curious. So I'll answer one of them.

Number 4:

In the early to mid 20th century, Canadian consulates were accepting applications for people that wanted to migrate to Canada. Unfortunately, there were a lot of factors to be even looked at. They would look at how much money you had, what your occupation was, if you had kids, a family, single or married, everything in your life.

They didn't want immigrants that had kids, because they'd be creating a family here. Canada wanted people with more than $300,000.00. If you had a family, or if you were married, they didn't really want you because you'd lack work and focus more on your family. Canada's preferred immigrant was a net worth or cash of over $300,000.00 CDN, Single, and had an occupation that was needed in Canada at the time. (For example: Psychologists).

At different times, the wanted occupations would change so really... either you were lucky and they needed you or they didn't. Canada also didn't want a lot of women, and would generally only take men. They didn't want women to come with the men and eventually have a family. A lot of caregivers from Asia were accepted but not as citizens, just to work.

As for refugees, a lot of them weren't accepted because they were part of a gang or an organized group. Canadians seemed to fear that the fact they handled weapons and were part of a rebel group in parts of the world wouldn't really be safe for other Canadians in Canada.

Over time, the policies have changed and even marriage laws to people with citizenship from other countries. Every year, Canada allows in a certain number of people. They need to write a citizenship test, have a certain amount of money, etc. If a Canadian were to marry someone else, before it granted them citizenship up til' the early 1990's. Now, they have cracked down on this and they watch to make sure that it isn't a fake marriage or plot to gain citizenship.

I hope this gives you a better understanding and I didn't answer the question fully but gave brief facts about what I know.

B.

[arber47]

LOL. Do your own homework..